LifeLong Learning - San Marcos
Come Learn with Us!
Line Dancing Lessons
When: Tuesdays (for months with five Tuesdays, we won't meet the 5th Tuesday)
Where: VFW Hall on Hunter Road
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Fee: $50.00 membership for four months
Course Description
LLL-smtx is partnering with Wheels-N-Deals Dance Club to offer line dancing each Tuesday.
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Register Anytime!
Easy Tai Chi
Registration is Required
CLICK HERE to register; select "Enrichment" Tab then "LifeLong Learning"
When: Wed. & Fri.: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
Where: San Marcos Activity Center, Fitness Room 2
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Fee: $100.00 fee will be prorated based on registration date
Course Description
Easy Tai Chi is based on the Yang style of Tai Chi, the most popular and accessible style of the martial arts. Brenda will lead us through slow, gentle, circular, and graceful movements that combine the fluid movements of Tai Chi and gentle yoga with focused breathing and powerful mind and motivational exercises.
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Ukulele Strum Along... next session is July 29
Registration is Required!
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
When: Last Wednesday of Every Month, through Oct. 28
Where: San Marcos Public Library
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Fee: FREE! Donations Appreciated
Ukulele Strum Along will include “play-along”s, an email newsletter that includes which songs will be played, organized featured guest performers from the community... CLICK HERE to learn more
Technology, Modern Life, and Community
Please email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
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When: Thursdays: July 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20
Where: San Marcos Public Library, Multipurpose Room
Time: 10:00-11:15am
Fee: FREE… donations appreciated
Technology shapes how we communicate, shop, learn, work, get news, care for others, and spend our time. This four-session conversation invites participants to reflect on how technology is changing modern life. The goal is not to decide whether technology is good or bad, but to ask how we can use it more wisely while preserving the relationships, habits, and forms of community that make life meaningful.
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Explore Your Creative Side through Techniques Inspired by Five Iconic Artists
Registration is Required
CLICK HERE to register; select "Enrichment" Tab then “LifeLong Learning”
When: Wednesdays: Aug. 18, 25; Sept. 1, 8, 15
Where: Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 MLK Dr.
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Fee: $50.00
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Course Description
In this five-week adult art course, participants will explore the connection between creativity and the self by engaging with the lives and techniques of five artists. Students will begin by translating senses through the lens of Wassily Kandinsky’s synesthesia, then grounding in the tactile, emotive sculpture of Willem de Kooning. Participants will explore Modigliani’s portraits... CLICK HERE to learn more
Watercolor IS for Everyone!
Registration is Required
CLICK HERE to register; select "Enrichment" Tab then “LifeLong Learning”
When: Thursdays: Aug. 13, 20, 27; Sept. 10, 17, 24 Note: No class on Sept. 3
Where: Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 MLK Dr.
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Fee: $75.00
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Course Description
Simple things like understanding the characteristics of the pigments can be the difference in brilliance and mud. There are so many ways to create with this medium. Join us to learn new skills or brush up dormant ones. CLICK HERE for supplies list and information about the Instructor
Baseball and the American Experience
Registration is Required
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When: Tuesdays: Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13
Where: San Marcos Activity Center, Room 3
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Fee: $40.00
Course Description
Baseball is deeply woven into U.S. culture, history, and identity. It is a national pastime that provided opportunities for immigrants, mirrored civil rights and social change... CLICK HERE to learn more
Presented by LifeLong Learning – San Marcos
in Partnership with the LBJ Museum
How to Be an Effective Influencer…
During the 2027 Texas Legislative Session
Registration information coming soon
When: Wednesdays: Sept. 9, 16, 23
Where: LBJ Museum on the Square
Time: 5:45-7:00pm
Fee: FREE… donations appreciated
Course Description
The Texas Legislature will convene in January 2027, and interim committees are currently studying a host of issues, including childcare, artificial intelligence, indigent defense funding, healthcare, food access, gun violence, affordable housing, flood mitigation, and data centers.
If you want to advocate for one of these issues – or any issue considered by the Legislature – this course is for you! It’s not too early to start since bills for the 2027 session can be filed beginning in November.
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LLL-smtx Book Clubs
Join Any Session!
Mystery Book Club
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
When: First Wednesday of Each Month
Where: San Marcos Public Library
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Fee: FREE!
CLICK HERE for the list of 2026 books
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Science Fiction Favorites
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
When: Second Wednesday of Each Month
Where: Comfort of your own home via Zoom
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Fee: FREE!
CLICK HERE for the list of 2026 books
American Classics Book Club
Registration is Required
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
When: Last Tuesday of Every Other Month: Mar. 24; May 26; July 28;
Sept. 29; Nov. 17 (one week early); Jan. 26
Where: via Zoom
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Fee: FREE!
Grab a glass of wine or a cup of tea and join us to discuss some classics of American literature. You know, the books some teachers made you read in high school and, looking back, you wish you had paid more attention. Here’s you second chance.
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CLICK HERE for more information and the reading list.